The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-16
A SUNDAY SLAUGHTER.
+ QrARREL TO TIE DEATH BE-
TWEEN TWO COLORED BOYS.

Enooh Spottswood Receives Bullet
/ Through the Brain from the Hands of
Daniel Hall Small sum for a Human
Life A Dear and Deadly Gnme of Dice
About o'clock Sunday evening great
/ excitement was caused in the Valley by
the announcement that a colOred boy,
named EnOch Spottswood, had been shot
and instantly killed by another named
Daniel Hall The report proved to be
too true, and in a short time an immense
| crowd gathered near the scene OF the
/ tragedy
As no legal investigation has been
made into the affair, only such facts a.
were gathered outside can be given this
morning a number Of colored boys
were engaged IN playing some game with
dice. Each Of the boys had put up
small amount of money, and when some
one was throwing the dice, Enoch Spots
/ wood, who was looking on and not en-
gagged in the game threw his hat over inc
money.
KILLED FOR FIVE CENTS.
At this the players arose and regular
melee cnsucd SpOttswOOd succeeded in
picking up the money, or at least five
cents Of ii.
Daniel Hall, one of those interested in
the game, engaged in an alteration with
Sp0iiswOod and demanded the return Of
the money. High words ensucd followed
hv blows. I'm moment the sharp report
Of pistol sounded and Spottswood fell.
The bullet had crushed through his left
temple
He lived but o few minutes. lmmc-
diatcly after the shooting Hall and bis
companions left the scene. A warrant
was issued for Hall, and the officers spent
several hours looking for him. About
midnight the accused went to the First
station house and gave himself up.
THE CASE CONTINUED.
Yesterday morning the prisoner was
before the Police Court charged with the
murder Of EnOch SpOttsw0od.
Mr. Edgar Allan appeared a. counsel
for the accused Mr. Samuel b. Wit,
the Commonwealth attorney was pres
ent t0 represent the prosecution
After The Justice had disposed Of seV-
cral cases Mr. Witt requested him TO call
the case Of Daniel T. Hall, as he desired
/
Sergeant Thomas. the court Crier, /
called the name Of Daniel Hall A good !
looking mulattO boy. aged eighteen years, |
about five feet six inches tall, came out
OF the prisoners pen. lie was neatly
dressed I'm plum-colored cuiaway coat, /
narrow black-and-brown.striped pants, !
high collar lthe ends turned down and /
white cuffs
Hall is "a barber by occupation, and was /
employed at Walters shop, 1870 Main (
street lie Is the son of Thomas Hall, "a !
worthy cOlOred citizen, who is man OF
some means, and a brother-in-law of
Robert McNaughton, the barber on Gov |
crn0r street near Franklin He lives at
NO. j1s North Fifteenth street.
Mr.. Witt said that the Coroner had not /
held nm inquest over The body, and moi /
knowing when the inquest would be held /
he asked that the preliminary eXamina-
tion be continued TO Friday or Saturday !
MI Allan, counsel for the defense,
raised no objection to the motion for /
continuance
Justice Richardson announced that he /
would continue the case until Saturday !
next
OTHER MATTERS.
The following Witnesses were called /
and recognized for cir appearance at
court Charles Weeks, small white
boy. Abram Blair, Charles Carter George
Robinson, Prosser Taylor Chumsey How
ard. Jerry Thomas, and Sam Hall, brother
of the accused
Several parties who were eye witnesses
made statements TO the reporter, but as
the matter will be fully investigated and
the statements are some what conflicting
these will not be given Spottswood
lived at No 42l North Fifteenth street.
HE father is lsreal Spotiswood, very
well-knOwn and respected carpenter
Coroner Taylor held o posf mOrtem ex-
animation, and discovered that the ball
entered near the outer corner Of the left
eye and went back and obliquely through
the brain Go the right, striking against
the back OF the skull 1t then glanced
forwards TO the right side, and was found
between the skull nnd brain on the right {
side
The inquest was held by Coroner Taylor
yesterday evening The jury rendered
verdict that Spotswood came to his death
from pistol wound inflicted by lialland
in accordance with the facts as given
above